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Provincial Team affirms LCWR statement ‘Repair Our Democracy’

Provincial Team affirms LCWR statement ‘Repair Our Democracy’

The Provincial Team of the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, affirms and supports the statement released by The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR): The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) joins with the world in praying for peace after witnessing the violence and lawlessness yesterday in our nation’s capital. We are deeply…

The Network of Sacred Heart Schools launches 2020 Goals and Criteria

The Network of Sacred Heart Schools launches 2020 Goals and Criteria

The Society of the Sacred Heart celebrates the launch of the 2020 Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States – Canada Province. The Goals and Criteria for the Sacred Heart Schools in the United States – Canada Province defines the mission of Sacred Heart schools as part of the Society’s educational mission in…

The Society of the Sacred Heart congratulates Cardinal Wilton Gregory

The Society of the Sacred Heart congratulates Cardinal Wilton Gregory

On November 28, Pope Francis elevated Archbishop Wilton Gregory to the Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals, making him the first African American to receive the honor in the history of the church.  Ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois, Gregory served as the Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, and led the Archdiocese of…

Can our thinking shift? Yes, it can!

Can our thinking shift? Yes, it can!

By Lori Wilson and Peggy Gorman, Co-Chairs of the Associates Leadership Team On December 6, 2020, the United States – Canada Associate Leadership Team hosted a presentation by Sisters Anne-Louise Nadeau, SNDdeN and Patty Chappell, SNDdeN. The presentation introduced Associates, RSCJ and provincial staff to transformational anti-racist values that can help us, the Sacred Heart…

Province names new director of communications and public relations

Province names new director of communications and public relations

The Provincial Leadership Team is pleased to announce Flavia Bader has been named the new director of communications and public relations for the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada (USC) Province.    Flavia is a native of São Paulo, Brazil, and has lived in the United States since 1988. She holds a…

In the midst of COVID: Shrine of Saint John Berchmans

In the midst of COVID: Shrine of Saint John Berchmans

By Caroline Richard The Shrine of Saint John Berchmans located in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, sits on the site of the miraculous cure of Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) novice Mary Wilson following an apparition by Berchmans in 1866. As the convent’s original infirmary, the site has seen its share of illnesses and epidemics. When the shrine…